Transcript Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for

Statewide General Waste
Discharge Requirements
for
Sanitary Sewer Systems
BACWA
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Presentation Outline
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Purpose of the WDR
The Basic Requirements of the WDR
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Application
On-line reporting of Sewer System Overflows
Development of a Sewer System Management
Plan
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Purpose of WDR
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Adopted by the SWRCB May 2, 2006
 Proactive approach to ensure system wide
operation, maintenance and management plans
to reduce SSOs
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Concept is that many SSOs are preventable
Allows SWRCB to gather consistent data on
causes and sources of SSOs
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Intents is to provide SWRCB with better
understanding of the issue
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Basic Definition
 Sanitary
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Sewer Overflow (SSO)
Releases of untreated or partially treated
wastewater to waters of the United States
Releases of untreated or partially treated
wastewater that do not reach waters of the
United States
Wastewater backups into buildings and on
private property that are caused by blockages
in the publicly owned portion of the sanitary
sewer system
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Application Requirements
 All
“known” collection systems in the State
database will receive an instruction letter
from the SWRCB by July 2006.
 All “other” collection systems must also
apply.
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Their responsibility to go online and get
information
 Application
must be submitted by
November 2, 2006.
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On-Line Reporting Requirements
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Reporting deadlines by Region
Timeframes for reporting actual SSOs
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Regions 5, 6, 7: September 2, 2007
Regions 1, 2, 3: May 2, 2007
Phased Reporting
Regions 4, 8, 9: January 2, 2007
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SSO Reporting Timeframes
Category 1 SSOs
 Initial Report ASAP but no more than 3
business days
 Final Certified Report within 15 days of
conclusion of response and remediation
Category 2 SSOs
 Report within 30 days of the end of the
month
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Reporting Timeframes
(continued)
Private Lateral SSOs
 May be reported at Enrollee’s discretion
No SSOs During Month
 Report no SSOs within 30 days of end of
the month
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Caution!
 These
requirements do
not supercede required
timeframes for reporting to
the Office of Emergency
Services, County Health
Departments and
Regional Water
Boards!!!!
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Sewer System Management Plan
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Sewer System Management Plan
(SSMP) components
Phased implementation timeframes by
size of community served
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SSMP Components
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Plan and Schedule
Goals
Organization
Legal Authority
Overflow Emergency Response Plan
Operation and Maintenance Plan
FOG Control Program
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SSMP Components
(continued)
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Design and Performance Standards
System Capacity Assurance Plan
Monitoring, Measurement, and Program
Modifications
SSMP Program Audits
Communication Program
Final Certification
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SSMP
Final Certification
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SSMP and program to implement SSMP must
be certified in compliance with GWDR by
Enrollee’s governing body at a public meeting
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Authorized representative follows up with submittal to
SWRCB of signed and completed form regarding
certification
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Program must be internally audited every two
years
 Program must be updated at least every five
years
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SSMP
Implementation Schedule
Task
Population >
100,000
Population
10,000 to
100,000
Population
2,500 to
10,000
Population <
2,500
Plan and
Schedule
8/02/07
11/02/07
2/02/08
5/02/08
Goals
Organization
11/02/07
11/02/07
5/02/08
5/02/08
11/02/08
5/02/09
11/02/09
2/02/10
5/02/09
8/02/09
5/02/10
8/02/10
Emer. Resp. Plan
Legal Authority
O&M Plan
FOG Plan
Design and
Perfor. Standards
System Capacity
Plan
Final SSMP and
Certification
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Summary
All public owned sewer collection systems
in the State greater than one-mile in length
must:
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Apply for the State General Waste
Discharge Requirements for Sanitary
Sewer Systems
Report SSOs using SWRCB on-line
reporting system
Develop a comprehensive Sewer System
Management Plan
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Summary
(continued)
 Compliance
with the GWDR, particularly
the SSMP, will involve investment of
resources
 Since each SSMP is unique to each
facility, Enrollees should carefully review
their resource needs and include it in
budget planning
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There may be a need for raising rates to
cover these new costs
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CWEA Training Plans
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CWEA has committed to the SWRCB to conduct
training on the components of the GWDR
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CWEA is planning on conducting training for:
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In return, the SWRCB extended the original
compliance deadlines to those presented today.
On-line reporting
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
SSMP development and implementation
Training will be offered throughout the State to
maximize the number of agencies that can
participate
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Stay Tuned!
 Details
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on training are under development
Materials being developed
Focus first on Monitoring and Reporting and
On-line reporting
 Interested
in helping prepare training
materials/conduct training/assist with
logistics?
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Then Nick is your man!
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Thank you!
 Nick
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Pinhey
CWEA SSO WDR Training Task Force Chair
Phone: 209-577-5205
[email protected]
 Maura
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Bonnarens
CWEA President-Elect
Phone: 510-287-1141
[email protected]
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